Coming soon:
Payroll in Farm Focus.

Sort payroll without leaving Farm Focus.
Payday filing built in, IRD compliant from day one.

Powered by Lightning Payroll - the trusted payroll software provider for over 4,000 businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

Get 30 days of payroll, free

Farm Focus now runs your payroll too. Same login, on one platform, with onboarding support included.

Sort your payroll without ever leaving Farm Focus.

how to get started

Three steps from sign-up to first pay run

1

Activate payroll in your Farm Focus menu

Pick from plans sized to suit your team. Select the one that fits and subscribe in a few clicks.

2

Get set up automatically

The moment you subscribe, we provision your Focus Payroll account so you can get started immeadiately.

3

Run pays from one place

Run pays, lodge direct to the IRD and your pay totals flow back into Farm Focus as invoices for clean business reporting.

features

Everything you need to pay your team properly

Compliant filing

Payday filing lodged directly with Inland Revenue after every pay run, no CSV uploads. KiwiSaver, ACC levies, and student loan deductions calculated for you. Built-in support for PAYE tax codes, leave, and termination payouts.

Employee access

Your team updates their own details, downloads payslips, and requests leave from their phone. Less admin pressure on you.

Phone and email support

The service you've come to expect from Farm Focus - real people, on the phone when you need us. Training is also available at an additional cost for more complex needs.

Built for farmers like you

Payroll that understands farm work

Seasonal teams
Hire, terminate, and rehire seasonal workers cleanly. Your records stay tidy through calving, shearing, harvest, and back again.
Visa and migrant workers
Handle working holiday makers and migrant workers with the right IRD tax codes built in.
Multi-property
One subscription covers up to two farms. Adding more properties is supported, with each one set up independently so your reporting stays clean.
Remote and field teams
Field staff clock in from their phones. Supervisors approve hours from anywhere. Office not required.
Holidays Act compliance
Pay rates, allowances, and leave calculators do the heavy lifting so you stay on the right side of the Holidays Act.
PRICING

Pick the plan that fits your team

Add the plan that suits you best to your existing Farm Focus subcription. First 30 days free.

Small
For teams up to 5 employees
$31/ month
or $319 / year
Large
For teams up to 75 employees
$104/ month
or $1,089 / year

All plans include support for to 2 companies/farms.
If you need more farms or employees on one subscription we have additional options available.
Plan is charged after 30 day free period ends.

Focus Payroll is powered by Lightning Payroll, an Australian-made payroll platform with a strong track record across Australia and New Zealand. Lightning Payroll is published by Intellitron Pty Ltd, part of Constellation Software’s Vela Software Group.

4,000+
Businesses using the Lightning Payroll
40,000+
Employees paid each year via Lightning Payroll
$2.5B
Processed annually via Lightning Payroll
ISO 27001
Certified platform (Lightning Payroll)
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